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§ 4-607. Complimentary licenses

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 4. Fish and Fisheries (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Licensing, Regulation, and Supervision of Fishing and Fisheries in Nontidal Waters (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-607
§ 4-607. Complimentary licenses
Persons eligible for complimentary license
(a)(1) The Department may issue annually a complimentary angler's license to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, and any official of the game and fish department of any other state.
(2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler's license to any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is a former prisoner of war or 100% service connected disabled American veteran.
(3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler's license to an out-of-state person who certifies that the person is a former prisoner of war or a 100% service connected disabled American veteran if the person's state of residence extends similar privileges to former prisoners of war or 100% service connected disabled American veterans of this State.
Maximum number of licenses
(b) Not more than 20 complimentary angler's licenses for each state other than Maryland shall be outstanding at any time.
Transferability
(c) A complimentary angler's license is not transferable and shall be issued without a fee.
Former prisoner of war defined
(d) For the purposes of this section, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of armed conflict.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1983, c. 518; Acts 2007, c. 71, § 1, eff. June 1, 2007; Acts 2010, c. 693, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2016, c. 85, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 461, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 462, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 463, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 90, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 91, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 221.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 4-607, MD NAT RES § 4-607
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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